The Simpson County Detention Center welcomed Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development Derrick Ramsey, who spent the day of June 11 visiting with jail employees, industry leaders and city and county officials to comprehend the Second Chance Offender Rehabilitation and Educati…
The Franklin-Simpson County Farmers Market is hosting an inaugural Wine, Dine and Shine event from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 22 at the Franklin-Simpson County Farmers Market Pavilion, 308 North Main Street.
The mournful, pleading, eyebrows-up expression dogs make is so familiar that we have made it into an idiom: puppy-dog eyes.
The Goodnight Memorial Library is facing a 10-week delay from its target opening date after undergoing several months of construction.
At first glance, the ring in the exhibit case appears to be unremarkable.
The new Simpson County Historical Society building expansion is getting closer to completion with only a few finishing touches left on the interior.
The Simpson County Sheriff's Office arrested a Franklin woman on a drug possession charge after a traffic stop on Tuesday, June 11.
Cooking and Art Camp
After an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed on March 10, killing the 157 people onboard, Nic Johns noticed something uncomfortable.
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To celebrate Simpson County's 200th year will be at the Jim Roberts Community Park from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on July 6.
The Franklin City Commission heard first reading of an ordinance adopting the city of Franklin's budget for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year at its meeting on Monday, June 10.
05/13/19 to 05/31/19
Stanford neuroscientist Jamil Zaki's new book, "The War for Kindness: Building empathy in a fractured world," makes a powerful case for kindness and empathy - not only because they make the world a better place, but because they help us, too. I sat down with Zaki to talk about why empathy is…
A Franklin woman has been charged with assault in connection with an incident in which she allegedly struck another woman with a vehicle.
The kick off for the Goodnight Memorial Library Summer Reading Program was Thursday, June 6 at the library's location on Brown Road where 80 people have signed up to participate so far.
Franklin's rainfall during May was almost 3.6 inches below the area's average for the month, and was less than half of May's average rainfall.
Summer Nights Concerts begin June 7
The third annual Franklin Family Movie Nights kicks off on Saturday, June 8 on the Simpson County Courthouse Lawn beginning at dusk.
The Franklin-Simpson Fire Rescue was called to the farm of Derrick Kepley to rescue a calf who had fallen into a sinkhole Wednesday, May 22.
A meet and greet with new Franklin-Simpson High School Principal Dr. Byron Darnall will be held Thursday, June 6 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the high school commons.
Simpson County's unemployment rate dropped seven tenths of one percent from March to April. It was Simpson County's first monthly drop in the unemployment rate since November 2018.
Former Simpson County Judge-Executive Jim Henderson has been appointed as the new executive director/CEO of The Kentucky Association of Counties.
Simpson County Property Valuation Administrator will be sending out assessment notices to Simpson County residents during the month of June.
Simpson County is now home to the Franklin Duelers, a collegiate summer baseball league through the Ohio Valley Baseball League.
The Franklin City Commission approved a letter of support for a proposed apartment complex during a special called meeting on Monday, June 3.
The Firecracker 200 Kiddie Parade is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 5 prior to Black Widow's concert.
Richard Holman and Brenda Wright accepted the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious and heroic service and the WWII Victory Medal on behalf of their father, Charles Raymond Holman (1915-1993), Friday, May 24, from a representative of U.S. Congressman James Comer's office, J…
After a thorough search and selection process, the Franklin-Simpson High School Site-Based Decision-Making (SBDM) Council has chosen Dr. Byron Darnall as the new principal of FSHS.
A new restaurant is moving into downtown Franklin across from Willow Hill Marketplace and behind the Cozy Corner called Main Street Diner.
The term "UFO" automatically triggers derision in most quarters of polite society. One of Christopher Buckley's better satires, "Little Green Men," is premised on a George F. Will-type pundit thinking that he has been abducted by aliens, with amusing results. UFOs have historically been asso…
Simpson County Tourism Director Dan Ware confirmed that the Love in Bloom Festival: A Tribute to Johnny and June, which brought musical acts and themed activities to Franklin in 2018 is not happening this year.
A request was placed to allow alcohol sales during an upcoming Summer Nights Concert.
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The City of Franklin Water Treatment has recently received another recognition.
The Simpson County grand jury has indicted two Franklin residents on a charge of complicity to murder in connection with the death of a Franklin man in August 2018.
Matt Bevin and Andy Beshear were the gubernatorial primary election winners in Simpson County on Tuesday, May 21.
Simpson Fiscal Court approved first reading of ordinances increasing the county occupational tax rate, placing the 911 service fee on water meters and adopting the county's Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget at its May 21 meeting.
Bicentennial quilt exhibit
AAHC fundraiser
The Franklin-Simpson EDGE Academy is offering an Aquabots Camp to students who have completed grades sixth, seventh and eighth from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 10-13, 2019.
5/6/19 to 5/10/19
I have some important dog information to share with you, and I know it is 100 percent true, because my dog told it all to me. According to my dog, there is a problem between dogs and humans today, and the problem is this: humans have forgotten what a dog is.
Franklin-Simpson High School graduated the class of 2019 on Sunday, May 19, during the schools 75th commencement at Western Kentucky University.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Monday introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, a measure that they say is aimed at reducing teen use of e-cigarettes.
On July 1, after 16 years, Simpson County Schools will have a new superintendent as Dr. Jim Flynn moves on to become executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents.
A fire caused heavy damage to a doublewide mobile home and its contents at 793 Middleton Road on Sunday, May 19.
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